Where does “kokos” come from?
kokos (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian коко́с, from German Kokos, from Spanish cocos, from Spanish coco, from Portuguese côco, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
kokos (Crimean Tatar): coco, coconut
Definitions
- coco, coconut
Ancestry of “kokos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | коко́с | coconut |
| 2 | German | Kokos | the flesh of the coconut; its taste; coir; the... |
| 3 | Spanish | cocos | plural of coco |
| 4 | Spanish | coco | coconut; testicle; bogeyman |
| 5 | Portuguese | côco | bogeyman, grinning face |
| 6 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |